“You aren’t going to be able to make a left turn. There won’t be any way to get across Crenshaw Blvd. Now I’m on 54th. How are you going to get to me? It would be easier to go downtown. You might as well get on the freeway,” complains Wesley Smith Jr., a business owner on Crenshaw Boulevard.
Oh god, they can never make left turns again! Blasphemy!
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Re: Goodmon oozing his bile again... « Reply #51 on Apr 12, 2012, 8:45am »
He's now getting more racially tinged by framing the lack of a subway as "disrespect," using the black power fist graphic and asking that attendees "demand respect" and "wear black T-shirts to show unity."
But it seems that he and his group have been given the utmost respect, it's just that they have been denied. Being told "no" does not mean disrespect.
The MTA should listen politely, give him and his group the utmost respect, and then continue per taxpayer policy. At this point I think most people are beginning to realize that these "people's" groups are just one group - and it's Damon centric.
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PREPARING FOR THE SHOWDOWN AT MTA!
Critical Crenshaw Subway Coalition Meeting & Debut of Crenshaw Line Documentary Trailer
Saturday April 14, 12:30 - 2 PM Angeles Mesa Elementary School Auditorium 2611 W. 52nd Street (4 blocks west of Arlington at 4th Avenue)
On April 26th we will be leading a coalition to the MTA Board to demand adoption of "The People's Motion", which will re-open the door on a tunnel in Park Mesa Heights on the Crenshaw-LAX Rail Line. The 11-block segment on Crenshaw Blvd from 48th Street to 59th Street is the only section of the rail line proposed to run at street-level with no gates.
The impact of a 225-ton train rumbling at street-level down in the middle of Crenshaw Blvd would imperil the lives of our children, challenge our quality of life and irrevocably devastate commerce on Los Angeles' last black business corridor. It is just plain wrong, and it does not have to be built this way.
The People's Motion (read about it here) is a simple request for MTA to initiate a study of undergrounding the line for the 11-blocks. IF MTA DOES NOT COMPLETE SUCH A STUDY THE TUNNEL COULD NEVER BE BUILT, not even if construction bids are low enough to integrate the tunnel, not even if the Obama Administration and Congress add money to the Crenshaw-LAX Line project budget.
Getting the The People's Motion adopted is a critical procedural hurdle we must jump to preserve and enhance Crenshaw Blvd, and we need your support.
Join us at a critical community organizing meeting this Saturday at Angeles Mesa Elementary School (info above) as we prepare for this major moment in the history of our battle for the future of Crenshaw Blvd.
At the meeting we will also debut the trailer for our brand-new documentary film by Park Mesa Heights resident and filmmaker Ted Levy.
Help Spread the Word: Forward this email to your networks and download the flyer and distribute it liberally at work, church, in the community, etc.
Big Thanks to the New Frontier Democratic Club
The New Frontier Democratic Club has been a long-time partner in our efforts to increase the safety and reduce the impact of rail lines in our backyard, going all the way back to the early days of the Fix Expo Campaign in 2007.
Last month at the organization's Annual Installation Dinner and Awards Ceremony, we were humbled to be given NFDC's 2012 Community Service award.
We thank NFDC and their president Pat Sanders (pictured left), and want to particularly acknowledge Vice President Connye Thomas and members Dove Pickney (pictured right), Carolyn Fowler, Merle Davis, Frances Braham, Wanda Flagg and Joann Fleming who have been with us every step of the battle for Crenshaw.
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Re: Goodmon oozing his bile again... « Reply #52 on Apr 12, 2012, 10:19am »
Well it looks like at the next Metro Board meeting on April 26, there will be red meat for everyone.
Besides this motion, the Board will be considering approval of the Westside Subway Extension FEIR (which will draw angry Beverly Hillbillies), and approval of the Regional Connector FEIR (which will draw the angry property owners from the Financial District).
If I didn't have a major code deployment on that day (all-hands-on-deck), I would love to witness this NIMBY love-in.
Is this a joke? Were they not there every step of the way for the study and EIR drafting period? Also, is it in poor taste to draw people out ONLY to see a TRAILER? Why not screen the whole documentary? It's going to be cherry-picking facts and gotcha questions either way!
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Re: Goodmon oozing his bile again... « Reply #55 on May 15, 2012, 6:25pm »
Is the meta message really that our kids are just too stupid to handle it? What an egregious message for the community.
Here's an idea, how about a cancel Crenshaw coalition? Maybe the funds should just be diverted to other projects until enough money can be found to cover every safety eventuality. (read: not in our lifetime) The kids would be safer, huh?
Spending money in a community is expensive enough, but dealing with this self important silliness just increases costs and you end up with "solutions" like Farmdale. It just doesn't work.
Here's an idea, how about a cancel Crenshaw coalition? Maybe the funds should just be diverted to other projects until enough money can be found to cover every safety eventuality. (read: not in our lifetime) The kids would be safer, huh?
I agree, cancel Crenshaw. It is politically designed in the first place. However, the more I see the importance of the future of the line, I see the impossibility of canceling Crenshaw. It will be built eventually anyway, delay will just cost more. Sigh.
Re: Goodmon oozing his bile again... « Reply #57 on May 16, 2012, 8:52am »
Damien managed to get something done at farmdale when folks here were saying there isn't a problem with trains crossing near schools and said he would lose and metro would just build a pedestrian bridge.
i don't agree with his racially charged antics but i wouldnt be surprised if they end up building an open trench for that mile something similar to the trench on the gold line. or alameda
im not a big fan of at grade in the middle of boulevards. i do however like at grade on ROW's metro owns like Expo. the long beach and downtown portions of the blue line comes to mind why i dislike running in the middle of the street.
i remember he had a proposed below ground trench station at Lemiert park where the Pollo loco is located. he mentioned it that whole triangle block he proposed could have an open air trench station similar to the ones out in DC i believe. i remember seeing that when he talked about his dream map. when he used to come on these boards.
the school issue is like farmdale all over again were either going to end up with additional stations or an at grade mile where the strain is going to have no signal priority and will have to stop at every light.
Damien managed to get something done at farmdale when folks here were saying there isn't a problem with trains crossing near schools and said he would lose and metro would just build a pedestrian bridge.
I manage to get something done every time I go to the bathroom, but that doesn't mean it's good for the community. Farmdale is not an answer, it's a joke that does nothing other than to delay millions of riders for an unproven benefit (to save "the children" from themselves).
The issue with Goodmon is that he is appointing himself as an engineer when he doesn't have the background, and selectively highlighting tragedies to whip people into a frenzy.
He's disingenuous, as the only logical reason he's doing this is to "prove" he has clout - to get backers for a political bid at some point in the future. That's it. He probably wants MRT's seat and unfortunatley has made stopping trains his raison d'être.
Damien managed to get something done at farmdale when folks here were saying there isn't a problem with trains crossing near schools and said he would lose and metro would just build a pedestrian bridge.
No Damien did not manage to get anything done. He certainly didn't win, in any real sense.
Let's not forget the historical facts. Goodmon did not favor any outcome except total grade separation. In the end, he opposed the CPUC settlement, negotiated by Metro and LAUSD.
Mr. Goodmon succeeded in three things. Delaying the Expo Phase 1 project. Temporarily getting people excited about a non-existent case of discrimination. And getting himself some positive (if temporary) publicity to overshadow his domestic assault charge.
None of these "achievements" did the public any good at all.
Re: Goodmon oozing his bile again... « Reply #61 on May 17, 2012, 1:32pm »
I'm not entirely convinced of this "Dump Crenshaw" movement.
When Metro added LAX to the line, Crenshaw suddenly became much more useful. Add to that the possibility of a Phase 2 to Wilshire or Phase 3 to Hollywood or Torrance.
If we're rattling sabers just to get back at Goodmon and his ilk, then the same could be said for Beverly Hills, which has been more of a pain in Metro's side with their Michael Bay-directed madness.
Finally, Metro has been marching forward on Crenshaw because for the most part, the support is still there.
There's no guarantee that the money spent on Crenshaw would go to Vermont or any of your other pet projects, especially not ones which weren't included in Measure R at all.
« Last Edit: May 17, 2012, 1:35pm by James Fujita »
Re: Goodman oozing his bile again... « Reply #62 on May 17, 2012, 2:10pm »
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No Damien did not manage to get anything done. He certainly didn't win, in any real sense.
um no this crossing was going to be at grade and the trains were going to zoom by at what ever speed was allowed. We can argue about my wording but acting as if he didn't affect the outcome comes off as being a bit pompous.
they guy with questionable tactics caused the issue to be examined. Something did happen! We got a station which added millions of dollars to the cost and screwed up the opening schedule.
he may not be happy with the results but something happened.
If that isn't accomplishing something i don't know what to tell you.
Had Damien kept his mouth shut about the crossing do you think we would even be talking About a farmdale station?
Again i don't agree with his race baiting and fear mongering. You can quote me and ill eat crow if the following doesn't happen:
Don't be surprised when the Chrenshaw battle is all said and done. That the line is slowed down by some measure in the area in dispute, to appease the small minority of people he has riled up.
I don't think it will be grade separated but i believe they will run the trains at grade with no signal priority and it will stop at every light. thus giving the line the perception that it is slow.
I'm not entirely convinced of this "Dump Crenshaw" movement.
When Metro added LAX to the line, Crenshaw suddenly became much more useful. Add to that the possibility of a Phase 2 to Wilshire or Phase 3 to Hollywood or Torrance.
If we're rattling sabers just to get back at Goodmon and his ilk, then the same could be said for Beverly Hills, which has been more of a pain in Metro's side with their Michael Bay-directed madness.
Finally, Metro has been marching forward on Crenshaw because for the most part, the support is still there.
There's no guarantee that the money spent on Crenshaw would go to Vermont or any of your other pet projects, especially not ones which weren't included in Measure R at all.
For a long time, I thought Crenshaw was a terrible idea and would be a waste of resources. I have come around some on that. At this point, I just assume they get along with it and start building it, although I wish we would have gone with Vermont way back when.
The concern I have is that Goodmon and his people want a $2B+ project, while Measure R only allocates a lower amount for it, which means they are going to have to go after other projects' funding. People said I was crazy when I first suggested this, but lo and behold MRT tried some form of this last year.
I think it would be great if this went all the way to Hollywood, but we are a long long ways from that. It is first going to have to go to Wilshire and the Purple Line and that will take billions that aren't available right now.
Goodmon isn't getting the press for this as much as he did on Expo. For the most part, people outside of this corner of Southwest LA don't really care much about this line either way.
Hopefully, this line is better than I think it will be, but I don't think the airport hookup is going to be great, the connection at Expo may not be very smooth either. I just don't have a lot of faith. HOpefully, I am alive to see it hit the Purple Line, which would make it a fairly strong line.
No Damien did not manage to get anything done. He certainly didn't win, in any real sense.
um no this crossing was going to be at grade and the trains were going to zoom by at what ever speed was allowed. We can argue about my wording but acting as if he didn't affect the outcome comes off as being a bit pompous.
The crossing is still at-grade ("ground level"), as originally planned. It's just that now it's slow as molasses. Yes, Goodmon certainly did make something happen. If ruining the Expo Line between La Brea and Crenshaw was his goal, then yes, mission accomplished.
I will repeat: Damien did not "win" on Farmdale. He failed at his primary goal of getting the line grade-separated. That's not pompous: it is simply holding him to his own criteria.
I will say, your warning about Crenshaw is spot on. I wouldn't be surprised if FixCrenshaw's next step is to throw every obstacle in the way of the Crenshaw Line's success, to allow Damien to say, "I told you so."
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